Satchel-latch



(ModeL) L. OSWALD.

SATGHEL LATGH.

N0."413,456. Patented Oct. 22, 1889-.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

LOUIS OSVVALD, OF NEIVARK, NEW JERSEY.

SATCH EL- LATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,456, dated October22, 1889.

Application filed March 5,1889. Serial No. 301,845. (ModeL) To all whomit may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS OSWALD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in

- declare the following to be a full, clear, and

eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use. the same, referencebeing had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates more particularly to catches or fasteners usedupon .the ends of satchels.

The fasteners heretofore usually employed for such purpose work upon ahinge-joint, and when opened project outwardly, and as they arefrequently left open inadvertently after the satchel has been closed andlocked the projecting portions are liable to catch into and tear orotherwise damage any parcel or thing with which they may come incontact, or be themselves broken or damaged by such contact. The objectof this invention is to obviate this diffi culty and to secure otheradvantages.

The invention consists in the combination, with a chambered and slottedplate adapted to be secured to the frame of a satchel, of a platesuperposed and sliding upon said firstmentioned plate and provided withan inwardly-projecting boss and tang, which pass through and work in theslot in said firstmentioned plate, said tang being also adapted to passthrough the satchel-frame and to engage with a catch therein to hold thesatchel in a closed position, and a spring adapted to hold said tanginto and out of holding engagement with said catch, said parts beingarranged with relation to one another and operating substantially aswill be hereinafter set forth, and finally embodied in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents an outsideplan view of my improvement; Fig. 2, a side elevation; Figs. 3 and 4,inverted plans of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 a vertical longitudinal sectiontaken through line w of Fig. 1. Figs. 6 and 7 represent inverted plansof a modified form of my imslot in said plate, as'will be understoodupon reference to Figs. 3, 4:, 6, and 7. Superposed and sliding uponsaid plateAis a chambered plate B, which is provided with an inwardlyprojecting tang O, which passes through both portions of the frame andis adapted to engage in holding relation with a hook or catch a, securedto or formed in the inner portion of the satchel-frame when the latteris closed, as will be understood. Said plate B is also provided withlugs or rivets I), which project inwardly from a boss 0, by means. ofwhich, in connection with washers d, the two plates are secured inmovable relation with one another, as will be understood upon referenceto the several figures of the drawings. It will be observed that theparts B O b c are included in one casting. Within the chamber of saidplate A and between it and the satchelframe is arranged a spring .9,which is adapted to engage with the opposite sides of a projection 0 onthe tang B, Figs. 3 and 4, or with a pro- I 'jection 0' 011 the plate A,Figs. 6 and 7, to hold the tang into or out of holding engagement withthe catch on the satchel-framewhen the sliding plate 13 is pushed in onedirection or another, as will be readily understood.

It will be observed that in Figs. 3 and 4 the spring does not movelongitudinally with the sliding plate, but that in the modificationshown in Figs. 6 and 7 it is secured to and moves with said plate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and wish tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with a chambered and slotted plate adapted to besecured to the frame of a satchel, of a plate superposed and slidingupon said first-mentioned plate and provided with aninwardly-projectingboss and tang,whieh pass through and work in the slotwith relation to one another and operating 10 in said plate first named,said tang being also substantially asand for the purposes set forth.adapted to pass through the satchel-frame In testimony that I claim theforegoing I and to engage with a catch therein to hold have hereunto setmy hand this 19th day of 5 the satchel in a closed position, and aspring February, 1889.

. arranged to engage with the opposite sides of LOUIS OSVVALD.

a projection, as described, whereby said tang Witnesses: is held intoand out of holding engagement ALFRED GARTNER,

with said cateh,-said parts being arranged E. L. SHERMAN.

